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United States Patent | 5,253,015 |
Morita ,   et al. | October 12, 1993 |
An image forming apparatus which includes a recording sheet storage unit disposed within a main body and a feeder for feeding recording sheets from the recording sheet storage unit. Further included is a detector which emits a signal beginning an automatic loading of the recording sheet storage unit into the main body after manual placement of the storage unit at a predetermined position, and the unloading of the recording sheet storage device when such is desired. Further included is a second detector which detects the fully loaded position of the recording sheet storage device, as well as a conveyor for conveying the storage device to the fully loaded position when loaded, and removing the storage device therefrom during unloading.
Inventors: | Morita; Shizuo (Hachioji, JP); Fukuchi; Masakazu (Hachioji, JP); Matsuo; Shunji (Hachioji, JP); Haneda; Satoshi (Hachioji, JP) |
Assignee: | Konica Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Appl. No.: | 893893 |
Filed: | June 4, 1992 |
Mar 22, 1990[JP] | 2-72705 | |
Mar 22, 1990[JP] | 2-72706 |
Current U.S. Class: | 399/13; 271/127; 271/164; 399/111; 399/393 |
Intern'l Class: | G03G 021/00 |
Field of Search: | 355/210,212,308,309,311 271/126,127,162,164 |
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